New Year’s Day is celebrated on January 1st of each year according to the Gregorian calendar. It is a public holiday celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight. January 1 commemorates a particular year which marks the end of the year, especially on radio, television and in newspapers, which usually starts right after thanksgiving. The resolutions of the coming year in the western world include to quit tobacco smoking, stop excessive drinking of alcohol ,lose weight, get physically fit , and save money. Hindus celebrate the New Year by paying respects to their parents and other elders and seek their blessings. Families enjoy the new years by counting down until 12:00 a.m., which would be New Year's Day, they transfer wishes for healthy and prosperous New Year. People born on New Year's Day are commonly called New Year babies. Hospitals, such as the Dyersburg Regional Medical Center in the U.S., give out prizes to the first baby born in that hospital in the new year such as baby formula, baby blankets, diapers, and gift certificates to stores which specialize in baby related merchandise.

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